About us
Stanford Libraries publish exhibit catalogs, bibliographies, scholarly books, essays and poetry, keepsakes, and miscellanea that explore and celebrate the Libraries’ extensive holdings.
With over twelve million physical items and many more in digital form, the Libraries’ collections span from cuneiform tablets to photographic collections documenting the Civil Rights Movement to contemporary artist books. We work with donors, staff, and faculty to publish works for the Stanford community, fellow libraries, and researchers and the public around the globe.
We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts for publication.
Our latest publications
Focus on Community
The Ricardo Alvarado Photography Archive at Stanford. Published in 2023. Alvarado's photographs bring to life Filipino American and multicultural communities in 1940s and 1950s San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Materialia Lumina
Contemporary Artists' Books from the CODEX International Book Fair. Published in 2022. This substantial hardcover book includes essays and articles from an array of outstanding academic scholars, preeminent museum curators, and heads of major collections.
Work & Social Justice
The David Bacon Photography Archive. Published in 2020. David Bacon’s photographs reveal powerful, often personal images of people on the margins of society.